Games on July 12, 1942

The games of July 12, 1942

The schedule for July 12, 1942 lists 24 games. The Kansas City Monarchs routed the Memphis Red Sox 11-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Homestead Grays over the Philadelphia Stars. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Memphis Red Sox (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the New York Cubans fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-1, the New York Cubans fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 4-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the St. Louis Browns, 10-6, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 3-1, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 6-2, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 8-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1, and the Philadelphia Stars topped the Homestead Grays 9-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, and the Birmingham Black Barons and the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 11, 1942 and the next, Jul 13, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.